4 more winners from each of the other blogs above will also receive a Zva prize package worth $30.00. Congrats winners!

Sweetness in the the air... so glad that Webster's Pages Sweet Season collection transcends Christmas and is also appropriate (and cute) for Valentine's Day. Also glad that it matches those darling pink & purple paper roses from Zva... here is another project I made for Zva using both in combo with some Unity Stamps... what can I say? I'm a sucker for girly colors and just can't get myself to put them way.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Zva Creativeand the Design Team welcomes you to join us this month for a blog hop that we feel is always extra special!There is now an added twist to our blog hops, YAY! As you know, Zva offers so many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals. We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project. The Blog Hop begins at Kim Hughes' blog: Paper Hugs. She will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path. I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way. Hidden on FIVE of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package ...YAY! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.The Blog Hop starts today, December 27th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, December 28th and the 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, December 29th on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on Kim Hughes‘s blog HERE as well. We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday...plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. The more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners.

My colors were black, cream and red... such beautiful colors. I selected Zva's Champagne Pearl Lines (PEW-03CB-110), Black Crystal Lines (CRW-03CB-121)and 5/8" (FLBK-03CB-104) and 7/8" (FLBK-03CB-125)red roses to pair with the vellum paper from Webster's Pages Waiting for Santa collection to make a an elegant and lavish New Year's card.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

I have another card holiday card to share today... Christmas has come up so fast... I can't believe that we are less than a week out... I guess its time to pack away all of the Christmas papers and embellies and switch to hearts and flowers in preparation for Valentines Day. But first, I have a few more holiday cards left to share this week & then some New Year's cards in the hopper for next week (my way to finishing up my card list;)... and don't forget to mark your calendar, there's another Zva Creative blog hop next Monday (12/27) where you can hop along for a chance to win some bling!

Hope your shopping is all done and you are all at home sipping hot coco and relaxing... te, he:) Take care!

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

...you can get all of the deets on it online HERE. What I like most about this card is that there is not one bit of Christmas or holiday product on it:) If you are a traditionalist, you could always swap out the pink bow for a red one.

Side note: lately I have been gaga over these vintage buttons from Bazzill Basics... if I could, I'd buy every single pack of them... but who knows... perhaps I'll find some of these beauties in my stocking... (hint, hint... are you reading this today Brian?)... lol... What's on your Christmas crafty list?

Friday, December 10, 2010

Hello all! Today I'm up at the Precocious Paper blog to share a project using Tessa's holiday flowers on gift wrap. I don't know about you, but when it comes to wrapping all of those holiday gifts I am always looking for a crafty (but easy) ways to wrap them:) I think these flowers are a great solution! They totally doll up some of the simplest packaging... here I made a simple gift tag that can be added to a bag or package and a tri-fold gift card holder. Both only took minutes and I actually used up some scraps making them (you can't beat that!).

Here are a few "in process" shots that will show you how easy the gift card holder can be to make...

Cut paper to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and score at the 2" and 5 1/2" mark

Fold and add adhesive along edges to make pocket. Finish off with a strip of patterned paper and adhere flower. Use a Removable Glue Dots® to secure flap.

That's all I have to share this week... hopefully over the weekend I'll get some time to tackle my December Daily album and make a few projects using that darling Piggy Tales December kit, oh! and received a white elephant gift (thanks Angie!) that I want to artsy up & share. Hope you have a great and restful weekend!

Thursday, December 09, 2010

Ok, so did I say I'd be back Monday? Well... this week slipped away...lol. What a week... it must be Christmastime! I just got tickets to The Nutcracker and I am so excited because my girls are finally old enough to go see it... I have the best memories of going to that performance every year when I was a kid and I hope this starts a new holiday tradition for our family.

Here are a few traditional holiday cards and tags that I made this season using red & green mostly paired with cream, white or kraft. I hope you enjoy!

Thursday, December 02, 2010

Here's a preview of December's Kit from Piggy Tale's Academy... I think it looks so yummy & fun! I can not wait to dig into it... perhaps a few Christmas cards will materialize... or I could use it for my December Daily Album... hmm, yes... I am tackling a December Daily album... oh I hope I can keep with it:) Anyway... back to Piggy Tales, if you you think you like this kit check out this starter deal where you can get 75% off your first one... its a great way to give it a try.

Oh & I revamped a card from a previous post & thought I'd share it because I rework my cards OFTEN. For some reason I just couldn't shake that this card could be better, so I took another stab at it...